Peter E. Nielsen

25.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
337 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

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Peter E. Nielsen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter E. Nielsen has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 298 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Peter E. Nielsen's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (219 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (186 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (91 papers). Peter E. Nielsen is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (219 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (186 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (91 papers). Peter E. Nielsen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Peter E. Nielsen's co-authors include Ole Buchardt, Michael D. Miller, Rolf H. Berg, Bengt Nordén, Liam Good, Takehiko Shiraishi, Leif Christensen, Pernilla Wittung‐Stafshede, Birgitte Hyrup and Gerald Haaima and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter E. Nielsen

334 papers receiving 20.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Sequence-Selective Recognition of DNA by Strand Displacement with a Thymine-Substituted Polyamide

1991 2.7k citations Peter E. Nielsen, Ole Buchardt et al. profile →
PNA hybridizes to complementary oligonucleotides obeying the Watson–Crick hydrogen-bonding rules

1993 1.7k citations Ole Buchardt, Peter E. Nielsen et al. profile →
Peptide nucleic acids (PNA). Oligonucleotide analogs with an achiral peptide backbone

1992 620 citations Ole Buchardt, Peter E. Nielsen et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter E. Nielsen Denmark	74	18.5k	2.4k	1.7k	1.3k	1.2k	337	21.0k
Robert S. Hodges Canada	84	19.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	392	25.6k
Jesper Wengel Denmark	58	14.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	794 0.6×	488 0.4×	422	16.5k
Andrew H.‐J. Wang Taiwan	64	14.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	761 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	324	18.3k
Richard M. Epand Canada	78	19.2k 1.0×	812 0.3×	2.8k 1.7×	781 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	541	25.4k
Stephen H. White United States	75	17.3k 0.9×	562 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	191	21.7k
Christian Cambillau France	80	11.5k 0.6×	3.6k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	788 0.6×	3.0k 2.6×	347	20.0k
Günther Jung Germany	79	13.4k 0.7×	803 0.3×	3.7k 2.3×	633 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	438	24.6k
Brent L. Iverson United States	57	6.6k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	2.5k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	651 0.6×	150	11.9k
David F. Smith United States	68	12.9k 0.7×	822 0.3×	2.1k 1.3×	432 0.3×	2.4k 2.0×	215	17.2k
Ole Buchardt Denmark	44	9.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	2.7k 1.6×	680 0.5×	305 0.3×	322	13.1k

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Charbon, Godefroid, et al.. (2024). Targeting synthesis of the Chromosome Replication Initiator Protein DnaA by antisense PNA-peptide conjugates in Escherichia coli. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 1384390–1384390. 3 indexed citations

Höhn, Miriam, et al.. (2023). Peptide nucleic acid-zirconium coordination nanoparticles. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 14222–14222. 4 indexed citations

Shields, Andrea, Charles G. Minard, Monica A. Lutgendorf, et al.. (2023). Validation of a Simulation-Based Resuscitation Curriculum for Maternal Cardiac Arrest. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 142(5). 1189–1198. 4 indexed citations

Cavaco, Lina, et al.. (2022). Antisense Peptide Nucleic Acid–Diaminobutanoic Acid Dendron Conjugates with SbmA-Independent Antimicrobial Activity against Gram-Negative Bacteria. ACS Infectious Diseases. 8(5). 1098–1106. 18 indexed citations

Goltermann, Lise, Camilla Brolin, Lina Cavaco, et al.. (2021). Antibiotic Potentiation in Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogenic Bacteria by a Synthetic Peptidomimetic. ACS Infectious Diseases. 7(8). 2152–2163. 33 indexed citations

Björkling, Fredrik, et al.. (2021). Optimized Synthesis of Fmoc/Boc‐Protected PNA Monomers and their Assembly into PNA Oligomers.. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2021(19). 2792–2801. 9 indexed citations

Goltermann, Lise, et al.. (2021). Uptake, Stability, and Activity of Antisense Anti-acpP PNA-Peptide Conjugates in Escherichia coli and the Role of SbmA. ACS Chemical Biology. 16(3). 471–479. 34 indexed citations

Japoni-Nejad, Alireza, et al.. (2021). Targeting of the Essential acpP, ftsZ, and rne Genes in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii by Antisense PNA Precision Antibacterials. Biomedicines. 9(4). 429–429. 18 indexed citations

Ghavami, Mahdi, Takehiko Shiraishi, & Peter E. Nielsen. (2020). Enzyme-Triggered Release of the Antisense Octaarginine-PNA Conjugate from Phospholipase A2 Sensitive Liposomes. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3(2). 1018–1025. 17 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Peter E., et al.. (2019). Effective Cellular Delivery of Antisense Peptide Nucleic Acid by Conjugation to Guanidinylated Diaminobutanoic Acid-Based Peptide Dendrons. Biomacromolecules. 21(2). 472–483. 11 indexed citations

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Ghavami, Mahdi, Takehiko Shiraishi, & Peter E. Nielsen. (2019). Cooperative Cellular Uptake and Activity of Octaarginine Antisense Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) Conjugates. Biomolecules. 9(10). 554–554. 20 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Peter E.. (2014). Peptide nucleic acids : methods and protocols. Humana Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Peter E.. (2012). “Artifactual” arsenate DNA. PubMed. 3(1). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Llovera, Laia, Peter Berthold, Peter E. Nielsen, & Takehiko Shiraishi. (2012). Cell number and transfection volume dependent peptide nucleic acid antisense activity by cationic delivery methods. PubMed. 3(1). 22–30. 10 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Peter E.. (2009). Self-Assembling, Dynamic αPNAs. Chemistry & Biology. 16(7). 689–690. 8 indexed citations

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Zachar, Vladimir, Takehiko Shiraishi, Trine Fink, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of Transfection Protocols for Unmodified and Modified Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) Oligomers. Oligonucleotides. 16(1). 43–57. 32 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Peter E.. (2001). Targeting Double Stranded DNA with Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA). Current Medicinal Chemistry. 8(5). 545–550. 81 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Peter E., et al.. (1996). Enhanced uranyl photocleavage across the minor groove of all (A/T)4 sequences indicates a similar narrow minor groove conformation. Journal of Molecular Recognition. 9(3). 219–227. 15 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Peter E., et al.. (1994). Monoclonal Antibodies to Thioguanine: Influence of Coupling Position on Fine Specificity. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 5(4). 357–363. 9 indexed citations

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Demidov, Vadim V., et al.. (1994). Electron microscopy mapping of oligopurine tracts in duplex DNA by peptide nucleic acid targeting. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(24). 5218–5222. 38 indexed citations

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